1. Internet Censorship Hazards & Benefits
Summer Bridge, 2013, Appalachian State University
Dylan Sabia & Drake Stillman

2. Overview What is censorship? What are the benefits?
What are the hazards?
What are the effects on a global and institutional level?

3. What is Censorship?
Censor (V) - To ban or cut portions of (film, letter, book, etc)
Censorship is the application of censoring a document that may be deemed “insecure” by a censor source

4. Benefits Moralistic Reasons
Protecting people from content they are better off not seeing
Protection of Copyrights and Intellectual Property
Design, research theft
Theft of movies, games, etc.
Protect Reputations
Individuals speaking for their companies, damaging images
Prevent harmful leaks

5. Hazards Can become a form of oppression
China
Shi Tao
Limits the amount of information available to the public.

6. World/National Application
SOPA/PIPA
Bill introduced late 2011
Cut off The Pirate Bay and similar “untouchable” sites
Killed by public outcry
Enemies of the Internet
China
Iran
Egypt

7. An Example of Internet Censorship

8. Application at Institutional Level
Benefits
Protection of intellectual property
Work completed using the institution’s facilities
Security
Sensitive information
Hazards
Limiting amount of information available to students and teachers
Research

9. Conclusion Censorship protects Censorship limits
Intellectual properties
Reputations
Censorship limits
Free speech
Publicly accessible information

10. Acknowledgements Dr. Alexander D. Schwab Dr. Jennifer Burris
Mr. David Sitar
Dr. Rahman Tashakkori
Mr. Nathan Weigel
Dr. Katrina Palmer
Appalachian State University
Academy of Science
Summer Bridge Program
National Science Foundation

11. References http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Censor?s=t
Newton Lee, Facebook Nation, New York: Springer, 2013.